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17-Year-Old Dies After First Day Of Football Practice In Area 17-Year-Old Dies After First Day Of Football Practice In Area
17-Year-Old Dies After First Day Of Football Practice In Area A 17-year-old high school football player in the Hudson Valley following varsity football practice. Miguel Antonio Lugo, of Wallkill, died after Wallkill High School's first practice of the year on Monday, March 1, according to his family. A cause of death has not been released. The school's Athletic Department said: "There are certainly no words to reflect the feeling of heartbreak, loss, and tragedy that our community is facing with the passing of senior Miguel Lugo.  "Our deepest condolences go out to Miguel’s family. Miguel’s kindness and compassion for others were always on display,…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Wallkill High School Grad Matthew Gillis Dies, 25 Wallkill High School Grad Matthew Gillis Dies, 25
Wallkill High School Grad Matthew Gillis Dies, 25 Matthew Gillis of Port Jervis died on Saturday, Jan. 20 surrounded by his family at Morristown Medical Center in New Jersey. He was 25. Matthew graduated from Wallkill High School in 2011. He was the manager at the Quick Chek in Wantage, NJ for several years until he left on disability.  Matthew hobbies are golf, NASCAR, his favorite driver Martin Truex Jr., he loved his Ford truck, enjoyed spending time with his friends especially Dylan, he loved all sports and was a very outdoorsman. Matt was predeceased by his paternal grandparents, George and Helen Gillis and his maternal grandfather H…

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by Cecilia Levine